How to Gank Successfully

Commando Yi·Nov 25, 2014·7 votes·1,110 views

This is the continuation of the jungling tips video series and is the first video focused on strategies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U_mu-BEa8M

While all footage is from diamond ranked games, these strategies work just as well at all elo ranges.

If you've ever wondered which lane you should gank or how to gank successfully, you may find this video useful. While all footage is from diamond ranked games, the strategies work in all elo brackets.

Topics covered in this video

Ganking when an ally returns to lane and why it works
Ganking the same lane twice in a row and why it works

5 Comments

KiddaNov 25, 20141 votes

Trying to improve my jungling for season 5, thanks for sharing :)

Rock RockburghNov 25, 20141 votes

My only problem with this is that you seem to be moving with the assumption that the enemy has no wards-- even if this IS a diamond game and happens to have no wards, I'd say that's not a very safe assumption.

Commando YiNov 25, 20141 votes

My only problem with this is that you seem to be moving with the assumption that the enemy has no wards-- even if this IS a diamond game and happens to have no wards, I'd say that's not a very safe assumption.

there is an important distinction between passing through a ward and being noticed passing through a ward - never mind if there was a ward at all

in either case i observe the behaviour of my opponent as i approach the lane to figure out whether or not he knows i'm coming

Rock RockburghNov 25, 20141 votes

I suppose I didn't communicate my point very well; your only mention of enemy wards is "she's doing the right thing by trying to ward, but it didn't work this time." There's no explanation of how to spot enemy wards based on their movement, and that's something I'd definitely like to see.